Section 138
Prohibition Of Production Of Explosives
(1) No person shall make,
prepare or produce any kind of explosives without obtaining a
license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions
specified in the license, even if, obtained.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Act:,-
(a) 'explosives” means I.E.D., T.N.C. Amatol, Barotol,
Pentolite, rapid detonative explosive (RDX), tore fex,
blastic explosives, dynamite, gun powder, nitroglycerin,
gelignite, stemite, selsite, detonator, blastic cap,
electronic blastic cap, fuse, fireworks, cracker, gun
cotton, gun powder, ballistic powder, mercury or
fullunet made of any other metal, any other explosive
substance of similar nature, which is capable of
exploding and causing loss, or any substance so
specified by the Government of Nepal by a notification
in the Nepal Gazette, and this term also includes a
bomb.
(b) 'bomb' means a grenade so made of any explosive or
any means, formula, process or measure as to selfdetonate
or detonate with the help of other substance, or
other object containing explosive or substance of similar
nature.
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(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following
sentence:
(a) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years
and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand
rupees, in the case of high explosives,
(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years
and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in
the case of low explosives,
(c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand
rupees, in the case of ordinary explosives,
(d) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years
and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees,
in the case of a person who produces, uses,
retains or otherwise transacts any equipment,
machinery or instrument for producing or
manufacturing explosives.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter,-
(1) 'high explosives' means dynamite, nitroglycerin,
TNC, gelignite mornqtarlab, mercury fullunet,
R.D.X. amatol, barotol, pentolite, stemite,
selsightal, blastic explosive bomb and other
explosive of similar nature.
(2) 'low explosives' means blastic powder,
gunpowder, gun cotton, mercury or fullunet made
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of any other metal and other explosive of similar
nature.
(3) 'ordinary explosives' means detonator, blastic
cap, electronics blastic cap, fuse, firework,
cracker and other explosives of similar nature.